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MOAA Treks to Texas
Sunny, safe, and named one of Amer- ica’s favorite cities by Travel + Leisure magazine, San Anto- nio is the location for MOAA’s Annual Meet- ing of the Membership Oct. 27-29. MOAA’s president
and board of directors meet each year to dis- cuss the association’s top initiatives.
Troops Assist in Japanese Relief
T
hroughout March, American servicemembers continued to provide assistance to people in
northeastern Japan after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami dev- astated the area March 11. Thousands of U.S. Marines and sailors worked to deliver relief supplies and provide medical assis- tance, transportation, and engineering as- sets as part of Operation Tomodachi. Approximately 440,000 people lived
in the aff ected area, where roads re- mained mostly unusable, power and water systems were down, and tempera- tures dipped below freezing.
*fact: Tomodachi is Japanese for “friend.” IMAGES: ABOVE, PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS KEVIN B. GRAY, USN; RIGHT, ROSE RICHEY MAY 2011 MILITARY OFFICER 21 Navy Adm. Robert Willard, commander,
U.S. Pacifi c Command, addressed the com- munity at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka on the status of the Fukushima nuclear power plant and voluntary depar- tures of dependents and thanked families for their support to their servicemembers. “The Japanese people, I think, have
shown just wonderful resilience and for- titude under the worst circumstances,” Willard said. “I know I speak for every American and every military member that we are very, very sorry for this great disas- ter that they’ve been subjected to.” — Mark Elrod
Attending members
can network and take part in events that this year include a military-friendly career fair, a congressional breakfast, a salute to community heroes, informational work- shops, and the chapter Levels of Excellence Award presentation. Save the date. For additional informa- tion, visit
www.moaa .org/sanantonio.
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